Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 1998/10/21
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]I--choke--dropped the bucks on a Nikon Coolscan 2000 and an Epson 700, and I am simply astonished by the results I'm getting in b&w. I was trained in b&w work in most formats and have always loved printing, but my present circumstances don't allow for a darkroom. I rarely print 35mm above 6x9, and at this size the Epson prints (using Photoshop 5) are stunning. I worry about the archival quality of the prints, but the negs aren't going anywhere, nor are the scans. I don't regret the decision for a second--and this is without going on about printing Kodachrome transparencies. Chandos At 03:26 PM 10/21/98 -0400, you wrote: >At 11:37 AM 10/21/98 +0000, you wrote: > > I have >>always assumed that there is NOTHING like a silver b&w print and that great >>b&w digital is years off. Am I wrong here? Given a reasonable computer, >>scanner, and printer investment (don't ask me what's "reasonable"!), does >>digital b&w quality compare well with silver prints? If so, maybe I need to >>give it a try. Thanks. >> >>John McLeod >> > >Hi, John - > >It's still true that there is nothing like a silver b&w print; however, the >quality of the ink jet prints from the Epson Photo Ex exceeds anything I >ever thought would be possible from a home computer and printer. The >glicee prints, as they are called in art galleries, are being sold >everywhere. They still haven't solved the problems of fading inks, but >they are working on it and I have not noticed any fading in my prints. You >can do anything with your negative in Photoshop that you can do in the >darkroom and much more. You can print on your choice of anything from >watercolor paper, to postcards, to photo weight glossy paper. There are >almost too many choices. I don't plan on giving up my darkroom anytime >soon. There's too much magic in watching that image come up in the >developer. I won't sell any glicee prints unless I can be positive that >they won't fade. It certainly is fun to play with though and has >revolutionized the way I sell stock photography! Give it a try! > >Leically, > >Tina >Tina Manley, ASMP ><http://www.photogs.com/manley/index.html> ><http://www.aperture-photo.com/site/reportage/manley/manleyframeset.html> >